June Carter Cash

Overview

Born
June 23, 1929 · Maces Springs, Scott County, Virginia, USA
Died
May 15, 2003 · Nashville, Tennessee, USA (complications from heart surgery)
Birth name
Valerie June Carter
Height
5′ 5½″ (1.66 m)

June Carter Cash was born on June 23, 1929 in Maces Springs, Scott County, Virginia, USA. She was an actress and producer, known for The Johnny Cash Show (1969), The Apostle (1997) and Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman (1993). She was married to Johnny Cash, Edwin Lee (Rip) Nix and Carl Smith. She died on May 15, 2003 in Nashville, Tennessee, USA.

Elvis Presley introduced June to the music of Johnny Cash in the mid-50s and she began working with Johnny after a chance meeting at the Grand Ol' Opry a few years later. She retired from her solo singing career after marrying Cash in 1968.
Distant cousin of former U.S. President Jimmy Carter.
Godmother of country music star Hank Williams Jr..
She began back in the 40s as a member of the Carter Family singing group, a pioneering force in country music's jump from regional to mainstream popularity. Two of their biggest hits were "Will the Circle Be Unbroken?" and "Keep on the Sunny Side."
Amongst those who attended her funeral included Karen Adams, Anna Bisceglia, Martha Brooks, Ronnie Dunn, Robert Duvall, Rosemary Edelman, Betty Hagewood, Kelly Hancock, Shirley Huffines, James Keach, Merle Kilgore, Peggy Knight, Kris Kristofferson, Luke Lewis, Dan McKinnon, Willie Nelson, Karen Robin, Lou Robin, Scott Robinson, Michele Rollins, Rick Rubin, Jane Seymour, Ramona Stratton, Lisa Trice, Hank Williams Jr., Marie Wolfe, Roland Wolfe and Wayne Womack.

[Reflecting on her 1999 album "Press On"] "I've been really happy just traveling and being Mrs. Johnny Cash all these years. But I'm also really happy and surprised that someone wanted me to make another album, and I'm real proud of what I've done."
[Talking about her husband Johnny Cash. (2002)] "I have always enjoyed being a part of his life. I've always loved him, and he's always loved me."
I'm older than Johnny Cash, but I deserve to be. ... By the time I met Johnny, he had so many miles on him, I'll never catch up.

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